Jasper County, Illinois

Infobox U.S. County
county = Jasper County
state = Illinois


map size = 150
founded = 1831
seat = Newton
area_total_sq_mi =498
area_land_sq_mi =494
area_water_sq_mi =4
area percentage = 0.73%
census yr = 2000
pop = 10117
density_km2 =8
web = |

Jasper County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population is 10,117. Its county seat is Newton, IllinoisGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 498 square miles (1,290 km²), of which, 494 square miles (1,280 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (9 km²) of it (0.73%) is water.

Townships

Crooked Creek, Fox, Grandville, Grove, Hunt City, North Muddy, Smallwood, South Muddy, St. Marie, Wade, Willow Hill

Adjacent counties

*Cumberland County - north
*Clark County - northeast
*Crawford County - east
*Richland County - south
*Clay County - southwest
*Effingham County - west

History

Jasper County was formed in 1831 out of Clay and Crawford Counties. It was named for Sgt. William Jasper, Revolutionary War hero from South Carolina. In the defense of Fort Moultrie in 1776, when the staff of the American flag was shot away, Sgt. Jasper erected a temporary staff, and waved the flag at the British until a new staff was erected.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900= 20160
1910= 18157
1920= 16064
1930= 12809
1940= 13431
1950= 12266
1960= 11346
1970= 10741
1980= 11318
1990= 10609
2000= 10117
footnote= [http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt IL Counties 1900-1990] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 10,117 people, 3,930 households, and 2,849 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 4,294 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.15% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 49.2% were of German, 16.5% American, 9.7% English and 6.5% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 99.3% spoke English as their first language.

There were 3,930 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.30% were married couples living together, 7.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 24.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 26.50% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 16.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,721, and the median income for a family was $43,547. Males had a median income of $30,131 versus $17,646 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,649. About 8.50% of families and 9.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.40% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Jasper County is largely served by Jasper County Community Unit School District 1, which is based in its county seat, Newton. Five of the district's six schools are located in and mostly serve juvenile residents of Jasper County.

Cities and towns

Many of the communities of Jasper County are townships and are not included here.

*Hidalgo
*Newton
*Rose Hill
*Ste. Marie
*Wheeler
*Willow Hill
*Yale

Census designated places

*Bogota
*Hunt
*Sainte Marie
*Wakefield
*Wendelin
*West Liberty

Notable residents

*Burl Ives, an acclaimed American folk music singer, author, and actor.

External links

* [http://genealogytrails.com/ill/jasper/index.html Jasper County Genealogy Trails]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljasper/ Jasper County Genweb]
*http://www.southeastillinois.com

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